"We must go back and see to it."
"We shall do nothing of the kind. Pull away as hard as ever you can, or we shall not get to Whitestone in season."
"I don't care about going to Whitestone now; I want to know what all that means."
"Can't you see what it means? The boat-house is on fire."
"Well, how did it catch afire? That's what bothers me."
"You needn't bother yourself about it. My father owns the boat-house, and it isn't worth much."
"All that may be; but I want to know how it got afire."
"We shall find out soon enough when we return."
"But I want to know now."
"You can't know now; so pull away."